Circuit-Targeted Neuromodulation for Anhedonia

Curr Top Behav Neurosci. 2022:58:515-535. doi: 10.1007/7854_2022_350.

Abstract

Despite the prevalence of anhedonia across multiple psychiatric disorders, its relevance to treatment selection and prognostication can be unclear (Davey et al., Psychol Med 42(10):2071-81, 2012). Given the challenges in pharmacological and psychosocial treatment, there has been increasing attention devoted to neuroanatomically-targeted treatments. This chapter will present a brief introduction to circuit-targeted therapeutics in psychiatry (Sect. 1), an overview of brain mapping as it relates to anhedonia (Sect. 2), a review of existing studies on brain stimulation for anhedonia (Sect. 3), and a description of emerging approaches to circuit-based neuromodulation for anhedonia (Sect. 4).

Keywords: Circuit; DBS; Deep brain stimulation; Network; Neuromodulation; TMS; Transcranial magnetic stimulation.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Anhedonia / physiology
  • Brain Mapping
  • Deep Brain Stimulation*
  • Humans
  • Mental Disorders*
  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation